Estimation of stature by percutaneous measurements of distal half of upper limb (forearm & hand).

ABSTRACT

Determination of stature from skeletal / dismembered remains is not new for Forensic Experts. In this study efforts are made to reconstruct stature from distal half of upper limb (forearm & hand), for which standing height and distance between tips of olecranon process and middle finger of right and left arms are measured in 100 adult male and female students of 19 -25 years of age. These measurements are analyzed statistically to establish relation between stature and forearm and hand in form of regression equation and multiplication factor. Multiplication factors are also calculated in the study and these are 3.67 for male and 3.73 for female but their results are less compatible with regression equations.